From the Premiere Hotel Bar to the Start Seeing that the end was near we had quite a few drinks at the Premiere Inn Hotel Bar – Jan being anti-social updating the blog. The price was a slight hangover when we got up the next morning. The breakfast buffet offered a wide choice of fruit, … more
Barry and Lorraine finished Day 6 in 5:30h. Kirsten, Aaron, Jan and James accompanied them on parts of the route to the grand final in Tooting Bec Green where the supporters had prepared the Finish Line. Barry has achieved his goal of 6 Marathons in 6 Days from Paris to London. Congratulations! And thank you … more
Abbey, Aaron, Barry and Kirsten have already left London early this morning driving their vans through the tunnel to Paris. David will fly to Paris and I am just about to leave for the airport, too. Very excited now!
Barry posted his first Marathon today: He did it in 3:52h. Well done, Barry! For those of you not familiar with Marathon times: 4:00h is the magic barrier between slow and fast hobby runners. Everything below 4:00h is considered to be a good time. I am having issues with a tooth and have not been … more
Today I vowed to work on a nutrition plan to stop Barry eating box loads of pies and bars of chocolates… But I’ve been horribly distracted by …. Nipple chafing!!! Ooh, I can barely type it without holding my chest in sympathy! I haven’t been able to stop reading about it and looking at horrendous … more
Those three words sum up my summer break from school and Barry’s Bloomin’ Run! But I’m happy about it and excited about the road trip element if not so much the watching Barry suffer bit… Booking: travel and accommodation. Hurrah for nice Chris at the Gatwick Crawley Town West Premier Inn who gave us a good deal … more